Rudolf Island

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Rudolf Island at the northern end of Franz Josef Land.

Prince Rudolf Land, Crown Prince Rudolf Land or Rudolf Island (Russian: Остров Рудольфа) is the northernmost island of the Franz Josef Archipelago, Russia. It belongs to the Arkhangelsk Oblast administrative region of the Russian Federation.

Rudolf Island is almost completely glacierized. It is located at 81.767222° N 58.56° ECoordinates: 81.767222° N 58.56° E, very close to the limit of permanent Polar ice. Its highest point is 461 m.

Teplitz Bay is a camp site that served as a staging point for numerous polar expeditions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The 1903–1905 Fiala-Ziegler Expedition led by Anthony Fiala left a large hut here.

Due to the steep terrain in Rudolf Island, the only airfield access is a small snow strip 300 m (1000 ft) up a glacier.

Cape Fligely, located on Rudolf Island's northern shore, is the northernmost point of Europe.

This island was named by the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition in honor of Archduke Rudolf (1858-89), Crown Prince of Austria, Hungary and Bohemia.

[edit] References

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• William Barr, The First Tourist Cruise in the Soviet Arctic.
• Fate of two polar expeditions in Rudolf Island

[edit] External links

• Pictures of buildings on the island (Flickr)

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